New Cemetery of Montgomery
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Burial place of many honored Texans, including Dr. Charles B. Stewart, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first secretary of state; also wife of Gen. Memucan Hunt, Texas soldier and statesman. Other noted individuals here include soldiers of the Texas army and veterans of the Civil War and other wars engaged in by the United States. This cemetery was founded December 1, 1868, to relieve "Old" Methodist plot. First persons buried on land (donated by P. J. and R. S. Willis, merchants) were 3 men killed by vigilantes. A fourth was buried nearby.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Founded on December 1, 1868 to relieve the crowded "Old" Methodist plot, this Montgomery burial ground gathers a remarkable cross-section of early Texas. Among those at rest is Dr. Charles B. Stewart, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the young Republic's first secretary of state, alongside soldiers of the Texas army and veterans of the Civil War and later American conflicts. Its first interments were three men killed by vigilantes, a stark reminder that frontier order was still being fought for.
Why it matters
A single country cemetery can hold the whole arc of a state's founding — revolution, statecraft, war, and rough frontier justice — in one quiet acre.
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Related people
- · Charles B. Stewart
- · Memucan Hunt
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